Square Dance Etiquette Question

[bjarvis]

A relatively new square dancer asked me the following question tonight:
How do you politely deal with someone who wishes to be your dance partner but makes you exceedingly uncomfortable?

I suggested pre-emptively ensuring you have a partner already arranged for the upcoming tip but this ducks the issue rather than dealing with it. Likewise choosing to sit out a tip rather than dance with the objectionable party is inadequate: one shouldn't have to sacrifice one's own participation in an event just because of one individual.

Thoughts?

Comments

[trawnapanda.livejournal.com]

Ask Kent if he remembers the Hairy Hound from Budapest...

Kaparthy - that dreadful Hungarian - was HE there?

oozing charm from every pore, oiling his way across the floor? EEEEK!

[paigemom.livejournal.com]

the very one. usually with his fly wide open and coke-bottle-bottom glasses covered with a visible film of hair grease (because he never washed).